New York city held a primary on September 15. Bill de Blasio placed first in the Democratic primary for Public Advocate, with 33%. Because he didn’t receive as much as 40%, he will now participate in a Democratic run-off primary … Continue reading
On September 22, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp to honor former U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Other justices who have served during the last 40 years who have already had postage stamps in their honor are … Continue reading
The Election Law Committees of both houses of the Massachusetts legislature are now voting on HB 656, which would let the Governor appoint someone to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat. Current law says there should be a special election … Continue reading
A former official of the Democratic Party kindly telephoned Ballot Access News to explain why the party’s national convention officials sent a different version of the national convention nominee certification form to Hawaii than to the other states. As noted … Continue reading
During July 2009, Meg Whitman, a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of California, was interviewed by George Will. Will reported that Whitman favored shrinking the number of Assembly districts in California. At the time, this seemed odd, … Continue reading
